Curling-iron holder



(No Model.)

Gulf'. MQINTOSH. GURLIN'G IRON HOLDER.

No. 478,123. Patented July 5, 18972.

NrrED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CURLlNe-IRON HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 478,123, dated J'uly 5, 1892.

Application filed August 5,1891. Serial No. 401,786. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE FRANCIS MC- INTOSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardiner, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Curling-Iron Holder, ot' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding curling-irons while being heated; and the objects in view are to provide acheap and simple device for the above purpose, which is adapted to be applied to an ordinary lampchimney and to support in proper position for heating an ordinary curling-iron.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of a curling-iron holder constructed in accordance with my invention, the same being in position upon a lamp-chimney and supporting a curling-iron. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail in perspective of the holder.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in both the figures of the drawings.

In practicing my invention I cut from sheet metal an oblong blank, which constitutes the frame l, and stamp upon the same from a point near its center to near its lower end a longitudinal tongue 2, which tongue 1s outwardly bent away from the frame and near its lower extremity is inwardly bent in contact with the frame, so that the tongue as a whole is compoundly curved. Above the tongue 2 there is cut from the blank and disposed in a direction opposite to the tongue 2 a rearwardly-inclined tongue 3, the same being concaved in cross-section, as shown, and disposed at an angle of about forth-five degrees with relation to the frame 1. The removal of the tongue 3 forms an opening 4 in the frame at the base of the tongue.

8 designates an ordinary lamp-chimney mounted upon a lamp 6, and over the upper edge of said chimney the spring-tongue 2 is sprung, said tongue passing upon the inside of the chimney, while the lower end of the frame l rests upon the outside thereof, said chimney thus being embraced by the tongue and frame, whereby the device is supported upon the chimney. When in this position, the tongue 3, which, as before stated, is inclined, will extend outwardly from the upper end of the chimney, and by introducing an ordinary curling-iron 7 through the opening 4 and resting the same upon the tongue 3 said iron will be supported and its inner end held in the path of the flame from the burner of the lamp. When thus supported,the iron will be quickly heated, for, as is well known, the heat rising through lamp-chimneys is very intense, and said heating will be accomplished not only with dispatch, but without the necessity of supporting the iron by hand or without any attention whatever upon the part of the user, except to remove the iron when sufficiently hot.

It'will be seen that the iron maybe readily introduced and removed without any chance whatever of burning the hands. If it is d esired to simply heat the extreme endv of the iron, the same need not be inserted so far into the flame, and if, on the other hand, the entire curling portion of the `iron is to be heated the device is inserted the full distance, and in either instance the heating is accomplished. with the same facility and dispatch.

It will be seen that the device heretofore described may be easily and cheaply struck up from spring sheet metal and sold at a slight cost.

The contracted part 5 of the holder subserves an important function. It prevents the curling-iron from tilting off of the support when it is drawn back.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The herein-described curling-iron holder, the same consisting of a frame formed of sheet metal and having a tongue struck therefrom near its lower end, said tongue and frame being adapted to embrace a 1am p-chimney, and the frame provided near its upper end with an inclined iron-supporting tongue, substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described curling-iron holder, i

the same consisting of an oblong sheet-metal frame having an upper and a lower tongue struck therefrom at contrary sides of the frame, the lower tongue being compoundly curved and the upper tongue being inclined IOO and transversely curved, substantially as adapted to fit the iron, substantially as specispeeied. fied.

3. The herein-described curling-ironholder,v In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the same consisting of an oblong sheet-metal my own I have hereto affixed my signature 5 frame having au upper and a lower tongue in presence of two witnesses.

struck therefrom at contrarv sides of the L 1 Y f 1 Tr1 I frame, the lower tongue being eoinpoundly (ILORGF FRANCIS MdL IOSH curved and the upper tongue being inclined t 1Witnesses: and transverselycurved,said frame having a GEO. NV. IIESELTON,

1o contracted opening above its upper tongue JOHN N. MCINTGSH. 

